PANZERFRONT (Anyone Here Remember This One?)

frinik · 01-29-10, 11:24 AM

Like you I am a fan of tank SIMS I own T72 but to tell you the truth I don't play it often.I am not inspired by that game.Not bad but too tepid for me. I also play PE modded with all the mods available Scenarios 2009/2010, PE3, Korea mod, Mid East mod, Britpak etc. Steel fury I have 3 installs one with Steel Panzer 1.4 and the Tiger 0.98 and the winter mod, another one with SP 1.3 and all those user missions created by Stone 2009 and the last one SP 1.4 with the desert mod, Tiger 0.98, T34/85,T60, Js2, Kv2 mods but no winter mod.I play Tvs T with and without ZW's mods but they are worth installing so don't give up and try again. I have Steel Beast installed but I ve never played it yet.I also have RTS Kharkov Panzer command and Blitzkrieg but play them sparingly. I also have tank shooters Field of Glory/First battalion in the US( and Dunes of war and Tank Combat but my children play with them. Finally IL2 but plane SIMs don't tickle me that much. I wanted Red Orchestra but it's MP and MP is not my cup of tea.

Nice talking to you and let me know if you are going to try ZW's mods. The man is amazing, modding and re creating this game all by himself. If he succeeds and I bet he will he could make tank sim history. I definitely will follow him and bank his work.No way Iam goign to miss that.

A successor to Steel Fury should come late this year or early next year,Can't wait to see it.I love SF.

Cheers

trek · 01-29-10, 02:08 PM

Frinik, Thanks for the support. I disabled UAC on Vista a long time ago. I just keep it off now as it presents too many problems for gaming. I'm not on a LAN, so using UAC is really not needed for home use. I've tried at least three different installs of ZeeWolf's Mod to no avail. Also had to re-install T34 each time as something seemed to screw up the game each time.

I may try it again using your input in your post, as I can't remember exactly what I did on each try. I used the self-installer once and the generic mod installer as well which has always worked for me on other games. I also thought I did the seperate folder route too and physically dropped the files into T34. Usually with one of these three methods I've always been able to get any mod to work on other games.

BTW, I just pre-ordered TOW Kursk: 1943 over at Battlefront. I already have TOW and TOW Afrika. I also have Panzer Command Kharkov merged with Panzer Command Operation Winterstorm. I'm also looking forward to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 (formerly Frontroads: Kharkov 1943) now that Paradox is soon to publish it for the Graviteam guys. I played the Russian Demo of the game but couldn't get too much out of it as my Russian is not as good as it used to be.

My feeling on TOW Kursk is that the TOW people are really going to hit the gaming "sweet spot" in the TOW series with this one, the numerous new features in the new game are everything I've always wanted in a RTS.

frinik · 01-30-10, 05:57 AM

Trek here s how I do it.Don't use the mod enqbler because it does not work with ZW 's mods and it creates problr=ems with the installs.Me btoo I use it with other games but ZW's auto install is really simple.

First I save his download in a folder of my own which I call Tvst mods.I put it on the C:/users

ocuments just to give you an idea but really you can create that folder where you want.

I don't save the download in the games folder.It s better not to do it.

2) I right click on the saved mod and in the list of options I click on extract here.

3) once extracted you have 2 files one of which is the application one.

4) right click on that one and you should get a prompt which asks you where do you want to install it.

5) chose the folder where your game is.Mine is c:/programs/lighthouse Interactive/T34 versus Tiger then I click on extract and the mod unzips itself automatiucally and you egt the message that file extracted successfully.

6) close the extratc and just open the game and play.

Try it and let me know

Cheers

trek · 01-30-10, 09:04 AM

Frinik, thanks for the info. I'll probably give it another shot over this weekend. I'll let you know the results. Happy Hunting!

frinik · 01-30-10, 11:34 AM

I went hunting playing ZW´s latest mod for members called Tigers Break Out and I broke all right but only out of the game.I got killed no less than 5 times by hordes of tanks and At guns.Good mission though but there are some bugs that need to be ironed out like enemies with X ray eyes.But ZW is on the right track.

Cheers

kondor999 · 02-17-10, 02:30 PM

I have Panzer Front for my Dreamcast (Jap-only) and it's literally the only reason I still keep the ancient machine hooked up. This was a fantastic tank sim that got a lot of things just "right". It also had some really well-done "fantasy" tanks - something I would normally scoff at. But trust me - check them out before you do the same. The turbine-powered Jagdpanther look-alike was my fav! They might be fantasy tanks, but whoever did them was a true tank buff (for instance, that tank had an early and late version, with the early having a short gun that fired HEAT, HE, and an ineffective AP round. The Late version has a long gun and loses the HEAT round - nice detail there and unexpected devotion to realism).

I especially enjoy playing the "Tiger of Vitebsk" scenario with the Nashorn vs. hordes of Soviet T-34's coming at you from all angles and with Katyusha barrages in between waves. That was incredibly difficult, but taught me the value of an open-topped fighting compartment - the reload rate of the Nashorn is awesome!

Anyway, I still play the game - which says a lot since my time is limited and I only play the good stuff (which usually means not old games). There's also a version for the PS1 which you can play using a PS1 emulator on your PC (I do that on my laptop sometimes). The graphics aren't as nice as the Dreamcast version, but the awesome gameplay is the same.

You can easily find a copy of the PS1 version on eBay. Highly recommended and loads of fun.

trek · 02-18-10, 09:44 PM

Kondor,
Yeah, its' good to know I'm not the only one playing PF. Like I posted at the start of this thread, I still play this little Gem on my first-gen PS3.

Maybe we ought to inform the Graviteam (Steel Fury, Achtung Panzer) boys about the features of PF and they could incorporate some of it's items into their next upcoming tanksim. The tactical map and being able to waypoint your squad's tanks was a great feature in PF. Ah, its' probably only a dream.

tomkiNov · 03-05-10, 05:50 AM

Frinik, actually my PSone is broken already. It is just the same to say I don't have PSone too..
I play PzF.Bis on laptop via epsxe 1.7. If you like, you can download both the emu and the iso on the link in my previous post..

I recommend the PzF.Bis rather than PzF.AusfB because another people say so. Plus the reality that PCSX2 as the PS2 emulator runs very slow on my laptop..
Additional notes that there are more custom missions ready to download for PzF.Bis rather than the PzF.AusfB one !

EDIT : PzF.Bis missions don't fit to PzF.AusfB due the different memcard format I think !

Quote:

Originally Posted by trek

Maybe we ought to inform the Graviteam (Steel Fury, Achtung Panzer) boys about the features of PF and they could incorporate some of it's items into their next upcoming tanksim. The tactical map and being able to waypoint your squad's tanks was a great feature in PF. Ah, its' probably only a dream.

Trek, I think so.
I feel that I'm the only one who still play Pz. When I googled the official forum of Pz, it's already down.. So I called a re-official forum for the yuku forum on my previous post.
I like PzF and I'm learning few computer programming languages, that's why, I have a same dream like you, may someday somebody or some team will develop PzF !

ypa ! I came to d right forum..

-tomnikov

KnightsCross · 04-25-10, 07:29 PM

Panzer Front [ps1] & PF Ausf B [ps2] have been my favorite games for many years, they are well worth a look at. Game play is almost the same as TvsT

- Panzer Front on ps1
lacks graphics but with over 30 scenarios [ Germany , UK, USA, USSR] the game content is great, you can completely program up to 4 other tanks and call in artillery

- Panzer Front Ausf B, ps2
has good graphics but has only 6 scenarios although you can play them from each nationality [German, Italian, UK & Australian] so some games can be 4 in 1. You can call in Artillery [smoke & HE] and Air support. You can also call for resupply, repair, new crew

You can also play them on pc operating with PSX emulators

I have played these games for years and still do, as a Tank Soldier I think this is one of the only WWII tank sims that is realistic and fun. If you are lucky enough to have Panzer Front Bis,which comes with an editor you would have hours of endless Tank time

murkz · 04-26-10, 12:39 AM

I still play Panzerfront ausf b every week. A great game and I play it on the pc with a ps2 emulator called pcsx2

http://thepanzerfront.yuku.com/topic/1993

http://panzersim.forumotion.com/othe...usf-b-t107.htm

The only downside is that it has some missing text for me when i set 16*aa.

Jeff

frinik · 04-26-10, 04:40 AM

I don´t know guys may be <i ma spoiled but personally I don´tfind Panzer front is Ausf B particularly exciting.The graphics are Ok no more compared to pc sims like Steel Fury or TvsT they are way behind on par probably with Panzer Elite with the Ostpack mods and graphics.

The gameplay is rather linear, the sound is muffled and the atmosphere not particularly gripping.As for the graphic and sound effects they're on par again Panzer Elite which in fact has comparable specs and a variety of missions and playable tanks but more interesting.Mind you the fact that the 7 missions even played from all sides tend to be repetitive and the text is in Japanese does not help.Cute game but tank sim?Question mark certainly not comparable to the 2 main WWII tank sims I mentioned.

But devery game has its fans and what matters is what you like and find in a game.So don't take my comments as critcism or derision just my own view.

Cheers.

01-29-10, 11:24 AM	#1
frinik Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 897 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Tank sims Like you I am a fan of tank SIMS I own T72 but to tell you the truth I don't play it often.I am not inspired by that game.Not bad but too tepid for me. I also play PE modded with all the mods available Scenarios 2009/2010, PE3, Korea mod, Mid East mod, Britpak etc. Steel fury I have 3 installs one with Steel Panzer 1.4 and the Tiger 0.98 and the winter mod, another one with SP 1.3 and all those user missions created by Stone 2009 and the last one SP 1.4 with the desert mod, Tiger 0.98, T34/85,T60, Js2, Kv2 mods but no winter mod.I play Tvs T with and without ZW's mods but they are worth installing so don't give up and try again. I have Steel Beast installed but I ve never played it yet.I also have RTS Kharkov Panzer command and Blitzkrieg but play them sparingly. I also have tank shooters Field of Glory/First battalion in the US( and Dunes of war and Tank Combat but my children play with them. Finally IL2 but plane SIMs don't tickle me that much. I wanted Red Orchestra but it's MP and MP is not my cup of tea. Nice talking to you and let me know if you are going to try ZW's mods. The man is amazing, modding and re creating this game all by himself. If he succeeds and I bet he will he could make tank sim history. I definitely will follow him and bank his work.No way Iam goign to miss that. A successor to Steel Fury should come late this year or early next year,Can't wait to see it.I love SF. Cheers

01-30-10, 05:57 AM	#3
frinik Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 897 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	step-by-step instructions Trek here s how I do it.Don't use the mod enqbler because it does not work with ZW 's mods and it creates problr=ems with the installs.Me btoo I use it with other games but ZW's auto install is really simple. First I save his download in a folder of my own which I call Tvst mods.I put it on the C:/usersocuments just to give you an idea but really you can create that folder where you want. I don't save the download in the games folder.It s better not to do it. 2) I right click on the saved mod and in the list of options I click on extract here. 3) once extracted you have 2 files one of which is the application one. 4) right click on that one and you should get a prompt which asks you where do you want to install it. 5) chose the folder where your game is.Mine is c:/programs/lighthouse Interactive/T34 versus Tiger then I click on extract and the mod unzips itself automatiucally and you egt the message that file extracted successfully. 6) close the extratc and just open the game and play. Try it and let me know Cheers

01-30-10, 11:34 AM	#5
frinik Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 897 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Tiger Hunted! I went hunting playing ZW´s latest mod for members called Tigers Break Out and I broke all right but only out of the game.I got killed no less than 5 times by hordes of tanks and At guns.Good mission though but there are some bugs that need to be ironed out like enemies with X ray eyes.But ZW is on the right track. Cheers

02-17-10, 02:30 PM	#6
kondor999 Watch Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 25 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	I have Panzer Front for my Dreamcast (Jap-only) and it's literally the only reason I still keep the ancient machine hooked up. This was a fantastic tank sim that got a lot of things just "right". It also had some really well-done "fantasy" tanks - something I would normally scoff at. But trust me - check them out before you do the same. The turbine-powered Jagdpanther look-alike was my fav! They might be fantasy tanks, but whoever did them was a true tank buff (for instance, that tank had an early and late version, with the early having a short gun that fired HEAT, HE, and an ineffective AP round. The Late version has a long gun and loses the HEAT round - nice detail there and unexpected devotion to realism). I especially enjoy playing the "Tiger of Vitebsk" scenario with the Nashorn vs. hordes of Soviet T-34's coming at you from all angles and with Katyusha barrages in between waves. That was incredibly difficult, but taught me the value of an open-topped fighting compartment - the reload rate of the Nashorn is awesome! Anyway, I still play the game - which says a lot since my time is limited and I only play the good stuff (which usually means not old games). There's also a version for the PS1 which you can play using a PS1 emulator on your PC (I do that on my laptop sometimes). The graphics aren't as nice as the Dreamcast version, but the awesome gameplay is the same. You can easily find a copy of the PS1 version on eBay. Highly recommended and loads of fun. __________________ *My Command Modern Air/Naval Ops Review:* http://www.simhq.com/daily-news/comm...01-review.html

04-25-10, 07:29 PM	#9
KnightsCross Bosun Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 67 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Panzer Front [ps1] & PF Ausf B [ps2] have been my favorite games for many years, they are well worth a look at. Game play is almost the same as TvsT - Panzer Front on ps1 lacks graphics but with over 30 scenarios [ Germany , UK, USA, USSR] the game content is great, you can completely program up to 4 other tanks and call in artillery - Panzer Front Ausf B, ps2 has good graphics but has only 6 scenarios although you can play them from each nationality [German, Italian, UK & Australian] so some games can be 4 in 1. You can call in Artillery [smoke & HE] and Air support. You can also call for resupply, repair, new crew You can also play them on pc operating with PSX emulators I have played these games for years and still do, as a Tank Soldier I think this is one of the only WWII tank sims that is realistic and fun. If you are lucky enough to have Panzer Front Bis,which comes with an editor you would have hours of endless Tank time __________________ The Virtue *of a good Tank Soldier is knowing when to wait, and when to Strike Forth to Seize Victory* Just One Flash and Your Ash ! Last edited by KnightsCross; 04-25-10 at 07:40 PM.

01-29-10, 02:08 PM	#2
trek Sailor man Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 43 Downloads: 614 Uploads: 0	Frinik, Thanks for the support. I disabled UAC on Vista a long time ago. I just keep it off now as it presents too many problems for gaming. I'm not on a LAN, so using UAC is really not needed for home use. I've tried at least three different installs of ZeeWolf's Mod to no avail. Also had to re-install T34 each time as something seemed to screw up the game each time. I may try it again using your input in your post, as I can't remember exactly what I did on each try. I used the self-installer once and the generic mod installer as well which has always worked for me on other games. I also thought I did the seperate folder route too and physically dropped the files into T34. Usually with one of these three methods I've always been able to get any mod to work on other games. BTW, I just pre-ordered TOW Kursk: 1943 over at Battlefront. I already have TOW and TOW Afrika. I also have Panzer Command Kharkov merged with Panzer Command Operation Winterstorm. I'm also looking forward to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 (formerly Frontroads: Kharkov 1943) now that Paradox is soon to publish it for the Graviteam guys. I played the Russian Demo of the game but couldn't get too much out of it as my Russian is not as good as it used to be. My feeling on TOW Kursk is that the TOW people are really going to hit the gaming "sweet spot" in the TOW series with this one, the numerous new features in the new game are everything I've always wanted in a RTS.

01-30-10, 09:04 AM	#4
trek Sailor man Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 43 Downloads: 614 Uploads: 0	Frinik, thanks for the info. I'll probably give it another shot over this weekend. I'll let you know the results. Happy Hunting!

02-18-10, 09:44 PM	#7
trek Sailor man Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 43 Downloads: 614 Uploads: 0	Kondor, Yeah, its' good to know I'm not the only one playing PF. Like I posted at the start of this thread, I still play this little Gem on my first-gen PS3. Maybe we ought to inform the Graviteam (Steel Fury, Achtung Panzer) boys about the features of PF and they could incorporate some of it's items into their next upcoming tanksim. The tactical map and being able to waypoint your squad's tanks was a great feature in PF. Ah, its' probably only a dream.

04-26-10, 12:39 AM	#10
murkz Machinist's Mate Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 121 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I still play Panzerfront ausf b every week. A great game and I play it on the pc with a ps2 emulator called pcsx2 http://thepanzerfront.yuku.com/topic/1993 http://panzersim.forumotion.com/othe...usf-b-t107.htm The only downside is that it has some missing text for me when i set 16aa. Jeff __________________ http://theantisocialgamer.blogspot.com/ http://panzersim.forumotion.com/forum.htm Last edited by murkz; 04-26-10 at 12:55 AM.*

04-26-10, 04:40 AM	#11
frinik Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 897 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	panzerfront I don´t know guys may be <i ma spoiled but personally I don´tfind Panzer front is Ausf B particularly exciting.The graphics are Ok no more compared to pc sims like Steel Fury or TvsT they are way behind on par probably with Panzer Elite with the Ostpack mods and graphics. The gameplay is rather linear, the sound is muffled and the atmosphere not particularly gripping.As for the graphic and sound effects they're on par again Panzer Elite which in fact has comparable specs and a variety of missions and playable tanks but more interesting.Mind you the fact that the 7 missions even played from all sides tend to be repetitive and the text is in Japanese does not help.Cute game but tank sim?Question mark certainly not comparable to the 2 main WWII tank sims I mentioned. But devery game has its fans and what matters is what you like and find in a game.So don't take my comments as critcism or derision just my own view. Cheers.